Ferdinand H. Duncan

Ferdinand H. Duncan
Florida Gators
Position End
Career history
College
Personal information
Born: (1896-06-07)June 7, 1896
Sioux City, Iowa
Died: September 8, 1976(1976-09-08) (aged 80)
Richmond, Virginia
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • All-time Florida team (1935)

Ferdinand Henry "Ferd" "Dunc" Duncan (June 7, 1896 – September 8, 1976) was a college football player. He was later a traveling salesman.[1]

Duncan played football at the University of South Dakota, where he was captain of the 1916 team.[2] He was a prominent end for the Florida Gators of the University of Florida.[3][4] Coach William G. Kline brought in players from "the University of Oklahoma and the western states" such as Duncan and Ark Newton upon his arrival.[2] He scored all of Florida's points in one of the programs first big victories, over Alabama in 1921.[5] Coach Stegeman of Georgia wrote in Spalding's Football Guide that year "Florida, for the first time, had a strong team."[6]

Duncan was then captain of the 1922 Florida team, ranked by Spalding's Football Guide as the best forward passing team in the country.[7] It was also the first Florida team to play Harvard.[8] In that game, "Robinson and Duncan stood out all afternoon."[9] He scored all of the points in the win over Oglethorpe.[10] An all-time Florida team selected by George Trevor in 1935 puts Duncan at first team end, opposite Dale Van Sickel.[11] Duncan was also a forward on the basketball team.

References

  1. ↑ Pete Norton (March 24, 1933). "Outlook". St. Petersburg Times.
  2. 1 2 "Typescript of a 'History of the University of Florida' by Klein Graham". ufdc.ufl.edu.
  3. ↑ Frank S. Wright (August 17, 1935). "Five Sets of Ends To Bid For Two Varsity Wing Positions On Florida Team This Year". Evening Independent.
  4. ↑ Florida, University of (7 August 2018). "University Record of the University of Florida: Undergraduate catalog" – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "Alabama is Loser 9-2". Atlanta Constitution. November 12, 1921. p. 14. Retrieved August 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Spalding's Football Guide. p. 89.
  7. ↑ Newton, Virgil M. (September 19, 1923). "'Ark' Newton Ready To Go". St. Petersburg Times.
  8. ↑ "Gators Start For Harvard". The Evening Independent. November 1, 1922.
  9. ↑ "Harvard Subs Find Florida Team Easy". The New York Times. November 5, 1922. p. 26. Retrieved August 20, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Paul Warwick (November 26, 1922). "Oglethorpe Is Defeated by Florida Gator, 12-0; Duncan Proves Big Star". Atlanta Constitution. p. 1. Retrieved August 21, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ http://louisdl.louislibraries.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16313coll13/id/212
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